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Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

3 have broken on me, I want to cry/give up

Written by BL from winston salem

Oct 27, 2008

This product makes me sick. This is the third one I have bought, and I am a self proclaimed mac addict. I love apple, yet this product...... why is it 30 bucks to replace it, it should be 2.50.
Total disapointment

74 of 80 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

Not worth it

Written by BH from Boise

Oct 22, 2008

For such a cheap product, it broke by the way, it is better to just buy a new shuffle than another dock.

35 of 36 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

Expensive!

Written by NP from Fort Simpson

Oct 19, 2008

At this price.. buy a new iPod. I only paid $55 for the shuffle. I am not paying $39 for the Dock. To be honest the iPod shuffle is great, the dock sucked, poor design, I expect more from Mac.

42 of 46 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

Do Not Buy

Written by CG

Oct 12, 2008

All of a sudden my dock stopped working. I opened it up to see if I could fix the wiring myself, only to find the wire had snapped in the middle. I'm very disappointed and would not buy another dock/shuffle, nor would I recommend them.

35 of 37 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

Don't buy an ipod shuffle

Written by SS from Fayetteville

Oct 8, 2008

Don't buy an iPod shuffle. The docking station is an inferior design. I've used mine once, it broke, and now, if I want to use it more, I have to fork out another $30 bucks to get a new docking station (that will break).

It's not worth it!!!

37 of 43 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

Stereo plug broke in luggage. Too expensive

Written by RF from Napa

Sep 30, 2008

Recently this dock was broken while in my luggage. I don't know what forces my luggage was subject to, but this was the only thing that suffered any damage.

The design of this dock is poor. The vertical orientation, in combination with flimsy construction, of the stereo plug increases likelihood for breakage.

The price, at a third of the price of the shuffle, is obscene. This part should be around $5. But I have to buy another or my shuffle is worthless. Another Apple gotcha.

54 of 60 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

Please

Written by AH from Chevy Chase

Sep 23, 2008

way to make a piece of garbage dock that breaks intensely easily

46 of 56 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

What's All the Complaining About?

Written by DB from Centennial

Sep 15, 2008

Okay, I have a broken shuffle charger stand. My 11-year old daughter stepped on it and broke it.

Yep it has the design flaw of being a cradle with a fixed post. This should be changed. I also have to point out that taking care of things means that they last. I got the shuffle for my 11-year old almost two-years ago. I have more than three-year old iPod Photo. Take care of things and they will last. Leave things laying around on the floor or jam them into a suitcase or backpack and sure you're looking at some problems.

I think it would be a better bet to get a second shuffle for a few dollars more and use the charging stand for both. This is what I plan to do. Get a new 2GB for the 11-year old, and start using her 1 GB for the gym to protect my iPod Photo for that much longer.

APPLE - please drop the cradle, I know, aesthetics, but its a bad design and APPLE is too good for bad design. Fix this product!

57 of 69 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

You are kidding me right?

Written by AK from Summerville

Sep 10, 2008

30 dollars for this thing! Mine actually lasted for almost two years but for no reason the connection keeps going in and out. I litterly have to put a heavy candle on top of my shuffle while on the doc to get it to charge. It kept going in and out while trying to upload new songs so it made my ipod unrecognizable to my computer, the whole darn ipod had to be reconfigured to factory settings! Now I have to pay 30 bucks for a replacement. No thanks, I guess I'll just have to buy another shuffle and hope that doc doesn't go bad too for no apparent reason.

45 of 49 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

Not good!!!!

Written by MM from Jacksonville

Aug 27, 2008

At home we have two shuffles, BOTH of the Docks, gone! Do not sync the ipod with the computer. After reading all bad reviews, I won't dare to buy another.

48 of 61 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

Really?

Written by PD from Odessa

Aug 26, 2008

Purchased my shuffle less than 2 months ago for travel purposes and used it maybe a half a dozen times. Went to charge it for my 8 hour flight, and no juice.... I find $29 for a replacement, a bit excessive when the whole unit was only $49.

47 of 55 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

take the piece of junk out and throw it away.

Written by JS

Aug 26, 2008

The stupidest design ever. apple should be fined for this. they never should have gotten the patent. lamest piece of junk the world has seen to this day. if you are going to make your product so that it will break then at least have the decency to not charge $30 for a replacement.

AND TO APPLE-BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BEFORE IT GOES THROUGH, MAKE ONE WHERE THE COMPUTER CHIP IS AT THE BOTTOM BY THE USB PORT AND THERE IS A LONG WIRE GOING FROM THE USB PORT WITH A JACK JUST LIKE THE ONE ON THE AVERAGE SET OF HEADPHONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

38 of 48 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

joining the chorus. terrible design.

Written by MW from Ann Arbor

Aug 25, 2008

it's been about a month and the stupid vertical jack snapped. $29 for a new one? really? when the shuffle only costs $49? methinks this is where apple is making the $ on these things.

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

guess what - broke after third use

Written by FM from Grafrath

Aug 25, 2008

i charged my new shuffle 3 times and the dock already gave up.
i've got 5 or 6 ipod-cables lying around here which all are pretty interchangeable between each other, but no help for the shuffle.
since it was actually most probably someone who stepped on the dock, i cant send it in to apple.
the pricing for this replacement is just off the top... i openend mine up to find a tiny pcb - i think the production costs are below 8$.
i'm going to visit my local electronics store to buy a 4 pin plug i can solder to the board - if thats not working out i guess i'll buy another shuffle

16 of 20 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

Not good for travel.

Written by JB from Auburn

Aug 24, 2008

I took it with me to California. I kept thinking about the pin breaking while in my bag. Sure enough it was broken when I got there. I had no way to charge it while away from home cause i wasnt going to buy another one away from home so it could happen again. Its perfect if you dont move the dock and only use the shuffle when your close to home. Dont travel with the wire cause it will break.

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

BUY IT BUT READ FIRST

Written by AJ from Seattle

Aug 23, 2008

its a great product i loved it its nice and small the only thing is it only works with an ipod shuffle, that was bad for me since i have a tun of ipods. If you only have the new shuffle i suggest you buy this, but if you are planning to buy another ipod after this one i suggest you don't because it wont work for it .

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

Total Piece of Junk

Written by RM from AFFTON

Aug 23, 2008

Wow. Most people have USB ports at the bottom/back of their computer. Now, the iPod shuffle dock plugs into the USB port. This requires it to be on the ground. If something has a ridiculously fragile stem that bends whenever slight pressure is applied, it will bend when on the ground. And if the metal stem is broken or bent, you can't put the iPod on correctly, and the computer can't read it.

Apple, get with it and make a durable dock. Now I have to shell out $30 for my SECOND replacement dock! And I'll probably just break it again. Thanks, Apple!

11 of 13 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock (2nd generation)

The worst ever

Written by KH from ardsley

Aug 18, 2008

I have both the nano and the shuffle and my nano ive had for a year and its usb is fine. the shuffle on the other hand is broken. it stands upright and is prone to destruction. and now i have to pay 30 bucks for another because of apples flaws? totally unfair!!!

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